Faculty Impact Fund (2022/23)

The aim of FIF is to enable knowledge exchange (KE) and impact activities helping researchers maximise the impact from their work and contribute to economic, societal, and cultural development in their region and beyond. It is open to academic staff across all disciplines in HaSS, regardless of contract length or type.

Applicants are welcome to discuss the suitability of their project and development of their application in advance with Dr Eris Williams Reed (eris.williams-reed@ncl.ac.uk).

Applications should be limited to a £5k budget. Where there are exceptional circumstances, projects with a higher budget (up to £10k) will be considered; but applicants will need to justify the strategic significance and reach of their project. Normal HEIF rules apply and all project spend must be complete by 31st July 2023. Applicants must discuss the financial component of their application with their School Finance and Research Manager (or equivalent) where appropriate.

The Faculty Impact Fund is now considering applications for projects that will begin from 1st August 2022, using the following deadlines:

Project type and timeline	Deadlines
Urgent projects, with activities between 1st August and 31st October 2022 that cannot be delayed.	Rolling call: apply any time before Friday 16 September 2022
Standard projects, with activities between 1st November 2022 and 31st July 2023	Fixed deadline: Monday 3 October 2022
Follow-on projects, with activities between 1st August 2022 and 31st July 2023.	Rolling call: apply any time

For projects with activities that fall inside and outside the span of 1st August and 31st October 2022, please contact Eris directly to discuss further.

Further information about the application processes, guidelines, and application forms can be found here: https://newcastle.sharepoint.com/hub/hss/Pages/impact_funding.aspx